title: Advances in dissolution instrumentation and their practical applications.
abstract: The rising demands on discriminatory and prediction abilities of dissolution methods and the increasing complexity of new drug products are the main driving forces of the progress in this field. The research moves forward as imperfections and shortcomings of classical methods are being described, and where the capabilities of the contemporary methods are insufficient, new methods are being developed. The review discusses these advances with respect to the issues that currently draw the most attention, i.e. correct simulation of hydrodynamics and stress forces, maintenance of sink conditions, study of precipitation, use of biorelevant media and the employment of more physiologically relevant methods in general.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Drugs, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno , Brno , Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Culen
authors.forename: Jiri
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dohnal
mesh_terms: D002626:Chemistry, Pharmaceutical / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D015195:Drug Design; D065546:Drug Liberation; D006801:Humans; D057446:Hydrodynamics; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations
keywords: Apparatus; biorelevant; dissolution; precipitation; sink conditions